2018OVfL, in conjunction with IRAAL, contacted the Department of Education and Skills to voice concern about the third level representation on FLAG (Foreign Language Advisory Group), a group formed after the publication of Languages Connect. Our letter can be viewed here.

Consultation Process:Feb. 27, 2014 The (then) Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairi Quinn, TD, announces, as part of the Action Plan for Jobs 2014, that the Department of Education and Skills will develop and publish a languages education strategy, including foreign language education.Aug. 29, 2014 The Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O'Sullivan, TD, launches the consultation process on foreign languages in Irish education. The public is invited to comment on a two-part consultation document. The first part sets out the overall context; the second part provides a series of questions for consideration. Submissions are invited before Nov. 7, 2014 (extended deadline). See the full document below (DES Framework for a Language Policy)Oct. 18, 2014 OVFL members meet in DIT, Dublin in order to prepare a response to the DES consultation.Oct. 29, 2014 A draft response is circulated to the entire OVFL network for comment and feedback.Nov. 7, 2014 OVFL response is submitted to the DES.Feb. 27, 2015 Stakeholder forum to discuss the teaching and learning of foreign languages at school level. It took place at The Clock Tower, Department of Education and Skills, Dublin 1.June 18, 2015 Stakeholder forum to discuss the teaching and learning of foreignlanguages at third level, in further education and training and the links between education and business. It took place at The Clock Tower, Department of Education and Skills, Dublin 1.

Publication of the Framework for Consultation on a Foreign Languages in Education StrategyAs part of the Government’s Action Plan for Jobs 2014, the Department of Education and Skills has committed to developing and publishing a languages strategy. This will consider the role of foreign languages in the post-primary, further and higher education sectors.Click here for the press release and call for submissions

First Stakeholder Forum (February 27, 2015)The first Stakeholder Forum, which took place at the Department of Education and Skills, Dublin 1, focused onthe teaching and learning of foreign languages at school level. Presentations for download below.

Second Stakeholder Forum (June 18, 2015)The second Stakeholder Forum, which took place at the Department of Education and Skills, Dublin 1, focused on the teaching and learning of foreignlanguages at third level, in further education and training and the links between education and business. Presentations for download below.